Modern AU – Girly Magazines

Calling an M for subject matter discussed


Edith continued to work through her lunch hour, ignoring her sister and Anna's giggles as they thumbed through the new issue of Cosmo. Truthfully, she never had much interest in those magazines. They all seemed to focus on sex, tricking men, and making you feel badly about your appearance. Edith didn't need to shell out 5 dollars for that. She had Anthony, which covered the sex, eliminated any need for trickery, and kept her feeling incredible about herself on a daily basis.

"Edith, do you want to play?" Anna asked, leaning over the cubicle between their desks.

"What's the game?"

"It's a quiz to determine how kinky you and your partner are."

"I don't know why you're bothering, Anna. Her and ol' dull as paint probably wrap it up in 5 minutes, under the covers with the lights off."

"Mary thinks she's some sort of sex goddess because she scored a 30."

"Where did you place?" Edith asked. Anna blushed.

"27. D'you want a go?"

"Sure, why not." With a sigh, Edith leaned back in her chair and waited for the questioning to begin.

"Have you gone down on each other?" Anna began, taking the pen from Mary so that she could mark down the points.

"Oh yes." Edith grinned. Mary just rolled her eyes and moved to take the open chair.

"Tied each other up?"

"Yes."

"Really?" Her sister questioned skeptically.

"Really. When we went on holiday last month, Anthony was rather taken with the bars of the headboard and decided to put my stockings to good use."

"Score one for dull as paint." Mary muttered.

"Dress up for each other?"

"Of course." Edith blushed, remembering when she surprised him with her old school uniform.

"In the bathtub or shower?"

"Both and… well, rather often."

"Perform a striptease?"

"Only once, I got caught in my dress and took a bit of a tumble."

"Talked dirty?"

"Oh yes, Anthony has quite the mouth on him."

"Always the quiet ones, eh?" Anna laughed.

"John too?" Edith giggled, her friend nodding in agreement.

"I find that there are better uses for the mouth than talking." Mary sniped.

"Sometimes it's the best thing… to get worked up by words alone."

"Toys in bed?"

"Once, but I've been meaning to let him do it again."

"I don't even want to know about that one." Came Mary's voice.

"Would you like to go through your answers a second time so I can make snide remarks?" Mary just rolled her eyes and went back to playing with her phone.

"Sex outdoors?"

"Yes. The perk of a country estate."

"Role play?" Edith began to laughed, her mind flashing back to Anthony's last birthday which took on a James Bond theme.

"Yes."

"Watch porn together?"

"Once. The clerk gave him Lust of the Mohicans instead of Last. Figured we might as well watch it."

"Office quickie?"

"Not for ages."

"Threesome?"

"Absolutely not."

"Glad to hear there's something you say no to."

"I find it amusing that when you have a high score on this quiz you're some how better than everyone. When I get a…?"

"42." Anna supplied, counting the numbers a second time.

"A 42, you're still some how superior."

"I just think it's too bad that you have to do so much to keep things interesting."

"We don't have to."

"That poor old Anthony has to put up with…"

"I think it's been made abundantly clear that there is nothing poor or old about Anthony Strallan." With that Edith stood up, reaching for her bag and jacket.

"Where are you going?" Mary asked.

"To see that number eleven can be added to my score. Enjoy your lunch."